Articles by Trey Hill

During a special session of the Rains County Commissioners Court held Tuesday afternoon, February 15, Rains County Road and Bridge Administrator Ronnie Morgan was asked about the recent closure of the bridge that crosses Woodbury Creek on Rains County Road 1495. […]

Freezing temperatures accompanied by freezing precipitation gripped Rains County beginning Wednesday, February 2, and are expected to last through Friday afternoon, February 4. […]

A pile of rocks and twisted steel is all that remains of one of the bridges on FM 275 north of Emory. Demolition of the bridge began on November 17, 2021. When completed, the new bridge will be wider and the roadway rehabilitated. […]

Rains County Deputy Jamie Beck cautions a truck driver to slow down on Tuesday morning, December 21. A heavy blanket of fog rolled into the area reducing visibility to less than 200 feet in some parts of the county. The dense fog caused a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Hwy. 69 south, approximately one mile north of the Alba city limits. […]

Rains County Republican Chairperson Kristi Ratliff recently released the names of candidates seeking county office in the upcoming Republican primary to be held in March. Ratliff said the names reflect those candidates whose filings were received before the deadline on December 13. […]